Sakuradamon incident (1932)

When

9 Jan 1932

Kind

Event

Coordinates

35.68° N, 139.75° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Sakuradamon incident (1932).

Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month.

Attempted killing of Emperor Hirohito

The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.

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